Meteghan, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Meteghan was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,052. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.178°N, 66.087°W.
Population
In 1891, Meteghan had a population of 1,052: 544 male and 508 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,052 |
| 1901 | 1,214 |
| 1911 | 1,327 |
| 1921 | 489 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Metighan, 1881 (34.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Meteghan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,052 total population, 544 males, 508 females, 341 married persons, 187 families, 171 married males, 170 married females, 36 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 675 single persons under 18, 360 single males under 18, 315 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 992 French Canadians, 60 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 185 occupied houses, 183 houses, 183 houses built of wood, 166 houses of 1 story, 132 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,490 pounds of homemade butter, 18,687 bushels of potatoes, 14,265 acres of land in farms, 12,692 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,362 bushels of turnips, 1,669 chickens, 1,573 acres of improved land in farms, 1,191 tons of hay, 868 bushels of oats, 767 acres of farmland in pasture, 743 acres of farmland under crops, 521 acres of hay crops, 227 oxen, 208 milk cows, 205 other cattle, 170 acres of potatoes, 159 occupants of farms, 154 farm occupants who own their land, 134 swine slaughtered or sold, 113 swine, 86 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 63 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 55 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 53 sheep, 46 cattle killed or sold, 42 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 32 horses aged over 3 years, 28 acres of oats, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 ducks, 14 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Meteghan, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/meteghan-ns031011-1891/.